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Kitty Rodman is known for being among the first women in the construction industry as a partner in Sierra Construction Corporation, which built projects for the Atomic Energy Commission, Nellis Air Force Base, Clark County School District, 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó and numerous hotels and casinos. Rodman has also been a member of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó Board of Trustees and the Presidents Inner Circle since 1986. She is a founding member of the Jean Nidetch Women's Center on campus and is noted for a contribution that helped establish the physical therapy program. Rodman has been involved with Opportunity Village, a nonprofit organization that provides jobs for the Valleys intellectually disabled, for 40 years. Rodman was named a Distinguished Nevadan in 1991 for her support of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó Residential Life program. In 1995, 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó conferred upon Rodman an honorary doctorate degree for her distinguished service to the university. In 1998, she received the Presidents Medal in recognition of her longstanding commitment to 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó and Higher education.